Screen



May 14, 1929. R. TsucHn 1,712,858

SCREEN Filed July 6, 1927 2 sheetssheet 1 /A/ z/f/v TOR May 14, 192.9. R. TSUCHH 1,712,858

SCREEN Filed July 6, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 RINKICH TS'UCHIl,

0F SENSUAL JAPAN.

Application flied July je,

This invention relates to portable screens The objects ot the invention are to conn struct a novel portable screen adapted to supn port a plurality ot flowers, foliage or other analogous objects or material tor decorative c ordisplay purposes; also to .provide a screen lll oli this sort having a screening panel adapted to support the dovvers ort'cliagge in vview above the top oil the panel; also to construct a screen in which the panel. is adapted to support and conceal or substantially conceal a plurality ot receptacles in which. the stems or lowerportions ot the Howers or foliage lcan be placed. f i

`lltnotlierI object is to construct a screen of this character liavinip4 a i plurality ot the screening panels before mentioned, arranged oneabove another in spaced relation so that tlowers' or thelilre can be supported by the panels so as to extend into the spaces between the latter4 to term with the panels screen unit which, while being, more or less open, will nevertheless torna a substantially continuous or uniilorrn screen which will shield a part ol'y a room or other place without entirely obk structing light or air circulation therefrom. @ther ob] ects are to provide a screen having other novel characteristics as hereinafter set llorth and claimed..

ln the accompanying drawings 2 Fig. l. is a perspective view ot a screen ern.- bodying the invention, showing the same cornposed ot two sections movably connected. v

a is an enlarged, fragmentary, trout elevation of .a screen section.

Fig, 3 is a fragmentary, transverse section thereoil'V on an enlarged scale.

llig., fl is a fragmentary, rear elevation thereol..

llig. ti is a horizontal, sectional plan view thereol, on line 5-5, lligt 3., l

Fig. 6 is a horizontal, sectional plan view of a slightly moditied construction.

its shown in the drawings, the screen ot the present invention comprises a unit or section havin@ an outer framework, including a horizontallbase rail or supporting' member l0,

,e and upright, spaced, parallel side posts or members ll connected at their upper ends by a top cross bar l2. Extending between and secured to the upright posts l1 are one or more pairs of parallel, spaced, horizontal rails or strips 13 and 14e. The screen illustrated, is provided with a pluralit of the pairs of rails 13 and 14, each pair sing separated by an intervening space 15.

At one side or taceot the screen, the space within each pairof rails 13 and ld is closed or substantially lilled by vertically disposed screening material 16 to form a screen element or panel 17. This screening material in the construction illustrated is composed ot a plurality of upright, closely spaced rods 18 which may beitornied, lor example, ot bamboo, twigs or the like` material, or as shown at the bottom ot the screen in Fig". l, the space may be closed by a continuous piece ot suitably decorated material l9. lny other suitable screening material can be used.

The transverse dimension ot therails i3 and la is preterably substantially the saine as Athat ot the uprights ll. ylllearwardly with respect to the screen rods or material 18 the upm per rail 13 ot each. panel 17 is termed with a plurality ol spaced, upright apertures or "1 container 2l, see llipg. 3, the lower end olv which preterably entends to the lower rail lll ol the corresponding panel, whichhis suitably recessed to provide seatsQ tor the lower ends oil said receptacles. 'lfhe top edges otthe re-` ceptacles preferably project slightly above the top Ylace oit the rail l, and each receptacle can, it desired, be provided with an outwardly extending lip 23, whereby the receptacles are all uniformly supported on the rails 13, regardless ol slight variations in their lengths. The receptacles, being disposed at the bach: ot the panels'll, are thus concealed, or substantially concealed tromview trom the iront ol the screen.. i

'lhe receptacles are each adapted to receive the stems or lower portions of flowers, foliage or other analogousy objects A, while the llowers and foliage are displayed above the panels in the spaces 15. 'lhe flowers extending into the spaces l5 between the panels, together /with the screeningl panels 17, malte a screen unit or section ot very attractive and decorative appearance, as the receptacles and the stems or lower portions of the dowers are all lll@

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Obviously, screenin material ctiuld, if de-I sired, be arranged on oth sides of the recep- `receptaclesl are concealed from view from' tacles 21, as shown 4at 18a in Fig. 6, so that the either side of the screen. Ordinarily, however, lthe screening material at one side only of the panels is deemed sufiicient, and under such conditions the receptacles are more readily accessible for insertion and removal from `the screen.

In Fig. 1, two of the screen sections-or unit-s are shown hinged or movablyconnected together, but the units can be used singly, or more than two may be connected together, as desired.

`The screen, constructed as described, is of Iiovel and attractive appearance, particularly when the receptacles are filled with flowers or foliage. The structure, while not beingY in the nature of a solid or opaque screen, has considerable screening effect, and shields or obscures a desired portion of a room or other place from general observation, while nevertheless admitting. some light. The screen with the spaces 15 occupied by the flowers or lother similar objects also aifords protection from drafts.

Anotherv advantage of such al 'screen is that it can be made of light weight material,

is strong and durable, as well as being uni usually attractive. In addition-to its use as a screen the structure described could, if desired," be used to display Iflowers and the like for sale.

I claimY as my invention 1. A screen unit comprising a frame, a plurality of horizontal screening panels extending across said frame in spaced relation one above the other, each panel having screening material at one side thereof and a horizontal bar extending along the top of said material and which is adapted to support flowers or analogous objects, said bar having a plurality of apertures through which the lower ends of said objects extend and project downwardly back of said screening materialso as to'be concealed thereby, while the upper portionsr of said objects project and are displayed in the spaces between and above said panels and coact therewith to form an substantial continuous screen..

2.v A screen unit comprising spaced up- ,rights, a plurality of horizontal panels extending between and connected to said uprights one above the other and in spaced relation, each of said panels comprising a section of ornamental screening material, and a bar extending along the top edge of said section and overhanging the same at one side, a plurality of relatively slender receptacles, said bar having a row of holes extending downwardly therethrough and through which said receptacles extend back of said panel .section so as to be concealed thereby, whereby flowers or analogous objects having their lower ends in said receptacles can be displayed in an attractive manner in the spaces between said sections and coact with said panels to form a substantially continuousscreen.

3. A portable screen unit comprising a frame having spaced uprights which are relatively` narrow transversely, a plurality of horizontalpanels extending between and connected to said uprights one above another and in spaced relation, each of said panels comprising a horizontal cross member -of substantially the same transverse dimension as that of said uprights, and a section of ornamental screening material de )ending from one edge of said member, a p urality of containers, and said member having a plurality of holes extending downwardly therethrough for the reception of said containers which latter depend from said member behind and are'concealed by said screening material section, whereby owers or analogous objects having their lower ends in said receptacles can be displayed in the spaces between said panels and coact with said panels to form a substantially continuous screen. f

4. A screen panel comprising a horizontal bar, a plurality of closely spaced vertical rods extending downwardly therefrom along an edge thereof to form a screening area, a

`secondhorizontal bar extending along the lowerY ends of said ro'ds, said first bar having a row of spaced holes extending lengthwise thereof into which the lower ends of flowers or analogous objects extend behind said panel with said flowers or objects displayed above the latter and acting therewith 4as a screen.

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